In May 1982, Marines of the 32d Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) embarked on ships of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4 for a routine six-month Mediterranean float that included a contingency mission that...

Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from Eric Hammel’s book “Coral and Blood: The U.S. Marine Corps’ Pacific Campaign.” At the start of the war in Europe in September 1939, the strength of the...

“Crossing Phase Line Red,” Aidan instructed over the company net, not completely certain that there was anyone there to receive it. Mack Prophet had an affinity for making sure that everyone knew he...

The Longest American Airplane Flight

TO THE Marines has fallen the honor of completing the longest airplane flight in the history of American aviation, and the second longest flight in the world!

While the glory for making the longest air journey belongs to that intrepid British aviator, the late Sir Ross Smith, Royal Air Force, it is interesting to note that the Marines in completing their recent trip from the Island of Haiti to San Francisco and return, a distance of 10,953 miles, have come closest to equaling the world's record of 12,500 miles.

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